We as believers strive to have the character and thus, the mind of Christ. So, how can we have the mind of Christ? The short answer is by overcoming your thoughts. But this is no easy task, and obviously, we’ll need lots of help along the way, cue the Bible.
Every day of my life, I wrestle with bad thoughts. Various kinds, such as anxiety, negativity, judgement, perfectionism, the works. Recently, I caught myself thinking a bad thought and making an excuse not to debunk the thought. I told myself, “well, I could trust God with this thought if I knew him better, if I was older and had seen God work more in my life, if I only knew more Bible verses, obeyed all the laws, and checked off…